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New version of Google maps Umbraco datatype released

I've released a new version of my Google maps datatype for
Umbraco. The new package and the documentation are available from
the our.umbraco
project page.

Here is a summary of the new features and enhancements:

Added a clear button to remove a stored location.

Moved all CSS from user control to external CSS file to allow
user to alter map appearance.

Added support for default map locations on a per domain
basis.

GUI based configuration of datatype, no need to edit XML config
files any more.

Config GUI can be added to Umbraco dashboard.

General code/markup cleanup.

For me, the datatype is now pretty much feature complete. If
you'd like to see anything else added, you can submit a request in
the package
feature request forum. Bugs can be reported in the package
Bug report forum.

Over the next few weeks I'll blog more on displaying maps on the
front end of your web site and share a little more information on
calculating the distance between stored points.

Comments

Ben Aggus

March 25, 2011

I have a feature request. It would be *awesome* if a user could add poly lines to the map like on this page: http://gmaps-samples.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/simplewizard/makestaticmap.html
The points could be stored in one field as a comma delimited list.

Chris Houston

March 25, 2011

Hi Darren,
Cheers for publishing this package, I'm just about to download it to see if it meets my current clients requirements, fingers crossed!
Cheers, Chris

Roel

March 25, 2011

Nice Darren! I will have a look at your package since I can probably use it for one of my clients.